Frugalpac reports surge in demand for paper bottle

I love to hike in the mountains or forests, walk in the woods, and relax in nature. Sometimes it might be nice to have wine with my lunch on the trail sitting by a stream or overlooking the natural landscape. Are any wine producers thinking about the FrugalPac Paper Bottle? It is light weight, easy to "carry in-carry-out", able to be recycled, not breakable like glass, can reseal with the cap and it fits into a backpack. This also would be a great idea for picnics or outdoor get-togethers.

#hiking #paperproducts #Wine #winelovers #winemarketing #FrugalPac#recyclablepackaging #walking #picnics #winemakers
#outdoors #outdoorlife

A photo which really touched me.  It speaks of love, respect and connection that two people have for each other. Two people who genuinely care about our planet and the future of all living beings.

#cop26 #climatechange #climateaction #ClimateActionNow #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

#Future #Sustainability #Climate #Love #Respect #Connection #HumanConnection

Greg Jones, the wine world’s leading climate researcher, is a member of the Porto Protocol Steering Committee and serves as CEO of his family’s Abacela Winery in Southern Oregon.

Mr. Jones produced meta-analysis that indicates a warming of 2 to 8 degrees Fahrenheit in West Coast wine regions by the year 2050, with plants showing an earlier shift in their growth cycle. Precipitation is projected to increase during winter — good for the snowpack — and decrease during summer. That’s bad news for help with drought-fueled wildfires.

https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/washington-wineries-work-to-weather-the-challenges-of-climate-change/

https://www.portoprotocol.com/global-steering-committee/

#vineyard #viticulture #wineries #scienceandenvironment #winemaking #PortoProtocol #washingtonwine #climatchange #extremeweather #drought #wildfires #temperaturemonitoring #sustainableagriculture #climatecrisis

The Porto Protocol Members...
Collaborate, Explore, Debate and SHARE solutions for wine in a changing Climate.

Responsible Wineries Creating Sustainable Fine Wine
Excerpt from Article by BY ELIN MCCOY |  NOVEMBER 9 2021
https://www.elitetraveler.com/finest-dining/wines-and-spirits/responsible-wineries-creating-sustainable-fine-wine

In Portugal’s Douro Valley, Adrian Bridge, CEO of The Fladgate Partnership of port brands and tourism initiatives, admits he’s focused and driven, and thrives on challenges. He’s been a successful investment banker; climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and a peak in Antarctica; expanded Taylor’s Port into an empire of great port houses, award-winning hotels and restaurants; and debuted World of Wine, an ambitious tourism project in Porto. In the past three years, he’s taken on climate change in a big, dramatic way, by pulling wineries and industry players together and urging them to make great contributions toward finding practical solutions. His first step, in 2018, was a Climate Change Porto Leadership Summit that featured former US President Barack Obama, followed by another in 2019.

The outcome from these conferences is an even more important action: an international nonprofit organization, The Porto Protocol. It hosts an online platform that is really a virtual think tank on sustainability, illustrating why collaboration is so important in finding solutions. In one accessible spot, the site brings together news, research, inspiring ideas, resources and regular climate talks. It’s a place winemakers can turn to for the latest information on everything from Frugalpac paper bottles to the Symington Port family’s rewilding projects to how New Zealand wine producer 3sixty2 achieved carbon positive status. The Porto Protocol members share their own experiments and how they’ve worked. Already the organization is highly successful, with hundreds of corporate and individual members signing on to the Letter of Principles, and it will surely grow even more important in the future.

#PortoProtocol #FrugalPac #PaperBottle #Sustainability #Wine #Climate #Viticulture 

Regenerative Disorder: Behind Wine's Latest Buzzword

Learn more about Regenerative Viticulture on 18 November. The Porto Protocol hosts its next Climate Talk on "NEW CHALLENGES OF MANAGING SOIL". It is being built in partnership with the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation. Stay tuned for more information. If you wish to register now, visit https://lnkd.in/dBHTn3Yz

The Porto Protocol Climate Talk series is a space to explore, debate and SHARE solutions for wine in a changing Climate.

https://lnkd.in/d-5A2E8z

#wineries #vineyard #scienceandenvironment #viticulture #PortoProtocol#Climate #Soil #ClimateTalks #ClimateChange #Wine #WineIndustry#GrapeVine #Vineyards

https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2021/10/regenerative-disorder-behind-wines-latest-buzzword

This article made me think again about the packaging of wine. The first time I realized packaging was an obvious problem for the Wine Industry, one that few want to talk about, was the Climate Talk hosted by the Porto Protocol (https://lnkd.in/dBHTn3Yz).
Maybe Standardization would ameliorate the Supply Chain and Logistic problems and help support the Sustainability Goals desired by our Industry.

Maybe the Global Wine Industry seriously needs to adopt, as a Global Standards:
** Light Weight Glass Bottles
** Standard Shape for Glass Bottles
** Standard Glass Colors
**. Refillable Glass Bottles

https://lnkd.in/dhSWNF3z

#Wineries #Sustainability #Packaging #SupplyChain #PortoProtocol#WineIndustry #Wine #GlassBottle #GlassBottles #Refillable#GlassPackaging

Material Shortages And Supply Chain Challenges Impact The Wine Industry forbes.com • 5 min read

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillbarth/2021/11/03/material-shortages-and-supply-chain-challenges-impact-the-wine-industry/

This is an incredible 7 minute message to everyone. This message should go viral and not fall on deaf ears. It is a call for action, for #collaboration and #cooperation. Procrastination is NOT an option. #extremeweather#droughts #wildfires #famine #climateemergency #climateactionnow#carbonemissions #carbonreduction #fossilfuels #co2

Watch Sir David Attenborough's powerful speech to leaders at COP26     

Open Letter to the IWCA and CEOs.

I am having a difficult time reacting to this letter. First, I congratulate everyone within and outside the #Wine Industry attempting to mitigate our #ClimateEmergency. Second, I seem to perceive a slight bit of self-serving attitude in the letter. If this is a "Call to Action" to CEOs, why did the letter not introduce the Sustainable Wine Roundtable, the Porto Protocol, The Vineyard Team and ALL the other organizations attempting to address our #ClimateEmergencey? Why did I perceive that the IWCA seems not to recognize that "one size may not fit everyone" and one must provide options. Producers, importers, distributors, retailers and consumers have different perspectives and require different types of programs in order to facilitate our fight to save our planet.  

It would seem that this letter should have suggested, in strong wording, that all CEOs at every level of the Wine Trade get involved to mitigate the #ClimateCrisis. This includes producer, importer, distributors, retailer, distributor and wine consumer. Why did the letter not state that CEOs must implement behavioral change within their organizations? Why did it not state that CEOs must implement a process whereby every person within their sphere of influence begins to internalize the requirement to think and do everything possible to save our planet for future generations? Why did it not state that CEOs must not "Green Wash" their company and brand but take definitive action NOW?

For me, this letter seemed be be an advertisement for the IWCA and not a benevolent outreach and plea to the Wine Industry CEOs to get involved and support organizations that also are attempting to help our industry grow and prosper during this Climate Crisis and into the distant future.

I ask all CEOs at every level of the Wine Value Chain to contact the above mentioned organizations or their local organizations to ask how to implement different types of Climate Emergency mitigation action. I also ask CEOs to explore and to implement programs to educate everyone throughout their sphere of influence about the reasons to be environmentally efficient and effective. This education might include the reasons to use more environmentally effective and efficient packaging options, shipping options, vehicle options, lighting options, and, at the retail level why light weight glass, paper, PET, refillable containers do not degrade the enjoyment of this glorious beverage we call wine. These educational programs might include a "how to" for implementing a program to internalize the need for a Sustainable future and behaviors that facilitate this mindset throughout the organization.
#wineries #sustainable #retail #packaging #shipping #education #future#mindset #changemanagment